Growing up in a house with ten children, you can imagine that our family gatherings were enormous. Needless to say, my parents hosted every holiday because no one else could accommodate. But we kids had a system for overwhelming events such as these. As the first few visitors would arrive, we would send the youngest downstairs in order to “warm up the crowd” as we’d call it. This way by the time the elders of us appeared, the relatives were already satiated with the cuteness of the littles and we were mostly left alone to chat among ourselves.

The outfits at last night’s Emmys reminded me a little of our warming-up-the-crowd party strategy except in this application, I felt the attendees’ outfits were doing the warming. To translate, it seemed to me that the red carpet was filled with very pretty looks but nothing that caused me to faint. It’s my view that people are saving up their fire looks for the upcoming (and more gravitational) award ceremonies. Let’s review.

One of my favorite looks of the evening was Marsai Martin in Viktor & Rolf above. She looks lovely and fun and elegant and at the same time age appropriate. Standing O!

Trevor Noah in Christian Louboutin Shoes

Trevor Noah also came correct: the shawl collar, the velvet trim that speaks to the velvet shoes, THOSE DIMPLES. Standing O!

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning in Dior Haute Couture is pretty and diaphonous. My favorite element, as I suspect it might be yours, is this particular shade of green. I wish she hadn’t gone matchy- matchy with her jewelry but overall her look is successful. Standing O!

Tiffany Haddish is the darling of pretty much everyone at the moment and I think this Prabal Gurung gown-of-joyous-colors underscores that. She said its hues were inspired by the colors of the Eritrean flag which is a nod to her late father’s heritage. The sentiment, as well as the way she is wearing the dress (with gusto and zeal) is delightful. I also deeply respect that she took a risk (to me that risk is in resembling a hot air balloon) but somehow her beauty and effervescence allows her to pull this off despite the high degree of difficulty in execution. Standing O! Let’s witness a twirl:

And one that didn’t work out so well despite everyone’s best efforts:

I cannot get behind this Gucci tux on Deon Cole. Nor can I get in front of it or to the side of it. Hell No!

Wardrobe Whisperer

Jessica Cadmus, the "Wardrobe Whisperer," is a fashion stylist and personal shopper based in New York City. Since 2007 she has provided luxury styling services to a broad spectrum of men and women including the titans of Wall Street, entertainment executives, television and film actors, on-air personalities, litigators, and business owners among others. Her goal is to create a highly efficient and versatile wardrobe based on the client's body type, lifestyle, financial considerations, and aesthetic sensibilities. Her mission is to elevate the style of any man or woman and make them effortlessly chic.

Jessica is a recognized industry expert on dressing Wall Street professionals. In 2011 she was interviewed by Wall Street Journal's, FINS.COM, in 2012 she appeared on Bloomberg Rewind with Matt Miller, in 2015 she was profiled by Business Insider, and in 2017 she was interviewed by Wall Street Journal's online finance site, Market Watch. She is an alumna of Goldman Sachs.